"...in the test business you
learn to take just one thing at a time. If you worry about the last part
of a job at the beginning, you just may not get to the last part."
John Young - "Pair Picked
for Gemini", 1965
On centrifuge training:
"... I blacked out once completely
because my seat did not fit right and my back was set at a bad angle. Despite
this, the centrifuge was fun."
John Young - "Pair Picked
for Gemini", 1965
"You're not really an Astronaut
until you fly in space."
John Young - "Pair Picked
for Gemini", 1965
- Was selected as copilot of Gemini 3 April 9, 1964
- mission date: March 23, 1965
When Young was asked if he had any qualms about making the flight
with Grissom, he replied:
"Are you kidding? I'd have gone
with my mother-in-law."
John Young - "The Evening
Star", 3-14-65
"...known as the Will Rogers
of the Astronauts because of his dry wit and as 'the Mechanical Man' because
of his piloting skill."
- Chicago Tribune, 4-15-72
- Was selected as copilot of Gemini 3 April 9, 1964 - mission date: March 23, 1965
- Backup pilot for Gemini 6 - announced April 5, 1965
